American-Hindu human rights body and community advocacy group, Hindu American Foundation said they were deeply disturbed by reports that a mass grave containing the bodies of 28 murdered Hindus had been discovered in conflict-wracked Rakhine state in Myanmar. [At the time of this article, mass graves of dead Hindu bodies totaled over 45] Equally disturbing they […]
Muzaffarnagar: Hindu Aid Worker Commits Suicide After Being Raped by Family Member of Women She was Helping
Muzaffarnagar, a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh remained tense Wednesday as a 40-year-old Hindu mother of 3 and ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) worker was allegedly raped by a 20-year-old last week named Shaheed, committed suicide after a video of the incident was circulated on WhatsApp by the accused. ASHA is an Indian-based not-for-profit organization that […]
Conference Has Goal to Empower and Promote Leadership Among Hindu Women
Women’s rights movements have rapidly been growing in the West, but is still lacking in many parts of the World. Hindu women comprise of approximately half of the global Hindu population of One-Billion and are among the World’s top political leaders and CEOs. However, there is still a lot of work to be done for […]
Shubh Karva Chauth (Good Blessings on Karvachauth) – October 2014
Karvachauth (pronounced as Karwa-Chauth) is a large festival mostly celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs, mainly in Northern India. In 2014, it is being celebrated on Saturday, October 11th. Indian States where there are large Karvachauth celebrations include Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Himachal Pradesh (HP), Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and parts […]
Hindus Find Ireland Report on Miscarrying Hindu Woman’s Death “Deficient”
(CHAKRA) Hindus have found the recent Ireland Health Service Executive final draft report about death of miscarrying Hindu women as “deficient”. Reacting to the reports about this draft report, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that the report did not seem to answer the primary question—why the 31-year […]
The Importance of Wearing the Bindi
By Vinodhinee T (CHAKRA) The uniqueness of Hinduism lies in the fact that all the rituals and activities prescribed by the Vedas are to be performed by us to get us closer to the ultimate truth of life, Ishvara and myself. But this truth is not easily understood. It requires enormous amount of chitta shudhi (literally […]
First Hindu Women’s Network Conference Hosted by VHPA
On Sunday, June 24 a first ever “Hindu Women’s Network” Conference was convened at New Dorp High School in Staten Island, with the initiative of Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America (VHPA). Although open to all women in general, the forum was meant to give voice to Hindu women on contemporary issues faced by them as […]
Term “Asian” Protested by Hindus and Sikhs in UK
(CHAKRA) Hindu’s and Sikh’s are strongly protesting against the use of the term “Asian” for crimes whose major culprits are of Pakistani & Muslim origin. As a result of the term being used for such a wide range of ethnicities, Hindu’s and Sikhs, among others are being categorized with groups of people who are recurring […]